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THE MUSLIM HOME
RECOMMENDATIONS
In the Light of the Qur'an and Sunnah
Muhammad Salih al-Munajjid
نطيحة لإصلاح البيوت
الدار العالمية للكتاب الإسلامي
INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC PUBLISHING HOUSE
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The Muslim Home: 40 Recommendations...
- Not showing family conflicts in front of the children 54
Not letting into the house anyone whose
commitment to Islam is not pleasing to you
- Taking careful note of what family members are up to
There are some important points to note
Paying attention to children at home
Being strict in adhering to a schedule for meals and bedtime
Re-evaluating women's work outside the home
Confidentiality: Keeping family secrets
CHAPTER FIVE
Good Manners at Home
Spreading kindness in the home
- Helping one's wife with the housework
Being affectionate towards and joking with the members of the family
- Resisting bad manners in the home
Hanging up the whip where the members of the household can see it
CHAPTER SIX
Evils in 79
26 Beware of non-mahram (marriageable) relatives meeting women when their husbands are absent
Men and women should sit separately during
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Introduction
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, Most Merciful All praise be to Allah, the Exalted, we praise Him and seek His help and forgiveness. We seek refuge with Allah from the evil of our own selves and from our evil deeds. Whomsoever Allah guides, no one can lead astray; and whomsoever Allah leaves astray, no one can guide. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah Alone, with no partner or associate, and I bear witness that Muhammad (Blessings and peace be upon him) is His slave and messenger.
The home is a blessing. Allah, the Almighty, All-High, says:
(سورة النحل ١٦ : ٨٠)
وَالله جَعَلَ لَكُم مِّن بُيُوتِكُمْ سَكَنا ...
And Allah has made for you in your homes an abode...
(Qur'an 16: 80)
Ibn Kathir (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Here Allah, may He be blessed and exalted, is mentioning His complete blessing to His slaves. He has given them homes as a peaceful abode for them, to which they retreat as a haven which covers them and gives them all kinds of benefits.
What does the home represent to each one of us? Is it not the place where he eats, enjoys intimacy with his wife, sleeps and rests? Is it not the place where he can be alone and can meet with his wife and children?
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THE MUSLIM HOME
40
RECOMMENDATIONS
In the Lf the Qur'an and Such
Home is the place where you and your family spend most of the time. Therefore, it should be decent and comfortable. In order to be so, it must be based on intimacy, love, sincerity, truthfulness, honesty and the like. All these concepts and others are just applications of the Islamic principles.
This booklet The Muslim Home: 40 Recommendations presents the necessary advice about building up such a home. Acquiring this information would enable you to make of your home the most enjoyable place for yourself and your family.
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